Dylan Jack

Supersub Gelant stars as Stormers go second

Warrick Gelant made a telling second-half impact to steer the Stormers to a vital bonus-point victory over the Glasgow Warriors in Cape Town on Friday night.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: South Africa Head Coach Jacques Nienaber talks to his coaching team during the pre match warm up ahead of the Autumn Nations Series match between England and South Africa at Twickenham Stadium on November 20, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images)

Boks select base of operations for World Cup

The Springboks have selected Toulon as their base for the pool stages of the Rugby World Cup in 2023 in France, with the team set to be based in Paris for their third pool match against Ireland in at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.

Aphelele Fassi of the Sharks during the United Rugby Championship 2021/22 match between the Sharks and Stormers held at Kings Park in Durban on 29 January 2021 ©Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix

Sharks welcome back sparky Fassi

The Sharks have not hesitated to deploy fit-again Springbok speedster Aphelele Fassi in the starting lineup for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against Leinster at Kings Park on Saturday.

SA scrapped as preferred venue for URC final

Plans for South Africa to host the inaugural Vodacom United Rugby Championship final have been scrapped in favour of a “traditional” format for determining the venue of the decider.

FNB Varsity Shield 2022 Winners - FNB UFH Blues Fort Hare

Unbeaten Fort Hare claim first Varsity Shield title

The University of Fort Hare Blues beat CPUT in a dramatic Varsity Shield final in Alice on Thursday night to claim the title and end the season unbeaten.

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 13: Affies during the Supa Quick Premier Interschools match between Affies and Maritzburg College at Afrikaanse Hoer Seunskool on July 13, 2019 in Pretoria, South Africa.

Schools preview: Affies host Gim on weekend of spicy derbies

Paarl Gimnasium travel to Pretoria to battle Affies on a busy Saturday of schools rugby that includes crunch derbies between Maritzburg College and Durban High, and Queen’s College and Dale College.

Kitshoff: It’s all about who can ‘bugger up’ the other guy

Stormers captain Steven Kitshoff says his long friendship with Glasgow loosehead prop Oli Kebble will be put aside when the teams do battle in Cape Town on Friday night. DYLAN JACK reports.

STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 13:Captain of the DHL Stormers Deon Fourie carrying the ball during the United Rugby Championship match between DHL Stormers and Zebre Parma at Danie Craven Stadium on March 13, 2022 in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Dobson: Junior to negate loss of ‘world-class’ Fourie

The Stormers will be without breakdown king Deon Fourie when they take on the Glasgow Warriors but coach John Dobson is confident Junior Pokomela will fill the void with aplomb. DYLAN JACK reports.

Warrick Gelant of the Stormers during the United Rugby Championship 2021/22 match between the Sharks and Stormers held at Kings Park in Durban on 29 January 2021 ©Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix

Stormers boosted as Gelant, Moerat return from injury

Warrick Gelant and Salmaan Moerat have both returned to fitness and have been included in the Stormers’ matchday squad to face Glasgow Warriors in Cape Town on Friday night.